bayedsolid Chapter 512 Baila Ji
Chapter 512 Baila Ji
The three of them walked for a while, and Liu Zang suddenly spurred his horse to a gallop. After turning a corner, he disappeared without a trace.
Xiaoying said angrily, "It's obvious that this bald guy surnamed Liu is not a good person. He's just a piece of shit. Look, he just ran away right under your skin."
Jinglan said: "It's better if he runs away. I'm tired of seeing bandits like him."
However, Chu Xiaomu could tell that Liu Zang did not run very far.
Not long after, the sound of horse hooves was heard again. Liu Zang ran up to the three people, stopped his horse and said, "My three masters, I am not mistaken. There is indeed an inn not far ahead. I have arranged it. We can go there to rest and leave again tomorrow morning."
Xiaoying was already very sleepy. When she heard that there was a post station ahead where they could rest, she urged Chu Xiaomu and Jinglan to go there quickly. At this time, she no longer despised Liu Zang, the bald bandit.
The posthouse was small, with only three wooden houses and a stable, and it was gray, dirty and old. The common people on the road probably knew that this place was not far from Xiaotu Mountain, and there were bandits who killed and robbed people on the mountain, so they would not stay overnight here.
The postmaster who was in charge of the post house was an old man in his sixties, with a hunched back and gray hair. He cleaned up a wooden house, lit a small fire in the middle of the house, and then left.
Chu Xiaomu and the other two had no choice but to sit together around the firewood and sleep through the night. This was not much different from sleeping outdoors, except that they were spared the pain of the night wind.
Liu Zang tactfully stayed the night in another room with the old postmaster.
Xiaoying fell asleep on Chu Xiaomu's shoulder without realizing it. Jinglan hugged her knees, staring at the burning firewood in front of her without blinking, thinking about her own thoughts.
Chu Xiaomu looked at Xiaoying, who was still as pretty as ever while sleeping, and then at Jinglan, who was still elegant after her disguise, and he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
Around noon the next day, there were gradually more and more people on the road, and later there were groups and teams, coming in an endless stream.
Liu Zang got off the horse and returned Hongda to Jinglan.
Jinglan said, "Brother Liu, you should just ride it first. It won't be too late to return it to me when we get to Jinyang City."
Liu Zang said, "Master, you may not know that there is a big market town ahead called Baila Market. I think the three masters are all people who do great things. It is not appropriate for them to wear these clothes after arriving in Jinyang City. I think we should buy a few decent clothes for the three masters in Baila Market, so that they can do things more smoothly..."
When Chu Xiaomu heard the word "Bailaji", he frowned and said, "Bailaji? That means we have reached Bailagang. A few dozen miles further in is the famous Jiaoshan."
Liu Zang gave him a thumbs up and said, "The second master is indeed a well-traveled person. He even knows about a small place like Bailagang. I heard that Bailagang is just a small hilltop. The black iron ore produced in Jiaoshan was first sold there after being smelted. Later, the business of buying and selling black iron became more and more prosperous, and more and more people came. In recent years, it has become a market town, which is Bailaji."
Chu Xiaomu thought to himself, how could I not know Bailagang? In order to escape from Jiaoshan more than a year ago, I had already inquired about these places. Baila Town is on the south side of Bailagang, and the official road of Jinyang City just passes through the middle of the town. In order to avoid being seen, I went around it from a distance.
Xiaoying was very excited when she heard there was a bustling market town, and clamored to take a good stroll around.
Jinglan thought about what Liu Zang said and felt that it made sense. She smiled and said, "It is indeed a rare opportunity to visit the market town, so why not pick out some nice clothes for my second brother and third sister? I am afraid that my second brother has never worn a few decent clothes in his life."
Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "Brother has worked the hardest, so he should buy some nice clothes. It's a pity that we are too poor. The money we brought is still very useful, so we can't buy too much."
Liu Zang shook the bag of silver wrapped in several layers of cloth, came to Chu Xiaomu and said, "Second Master, guess how many gold coins did He Bazi give you?"
Chu Xiaomu looked at the heavy bag and asked, "Are they all gold?"
Liu Zang nodded vigorously and said, "I saw it last night. It's all gold!"
Chu Xiaomu made a rough estimate and said, "I guess there should be two or three hundred."
Liu Zang shook his head, then held up five fingers and said with a big smile, "Five hundred coins! He Bazi has lost a lot this time." He paused and continued, "But it's really strange. You didn't say how much money you wanted, so why would he take the initiative to give you so much?"
Jinglan said, "What He Cang gave is indeed not a small amount, but I'm afraid it's still a bit far from enough to get things done."
Chu Xiaomu also agreed with this and said, "We can only take it one step at a time. Although this amount of money is not much, don't forget, brother. I have a good friend in Jinyang City, and we came here specifically to visit him."
Xiaoying immediately asked, "Your good friend, why haven't I heard you mention it? Who is it, a man or a woman?"
Jinglan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Third Sister, it's definitely not a woman."
Xiaoying was skeptical.
Liu Zang was puzzled by what he heard and repeated his intention to return the horse to Jinglan.
Jinglan thought that you were going to Jinyang City with us as a servant, and riding a tall horse in a swaggering manner would indeed arouse suspicion, so she jumped off Hong Si and took it.
Under Jinglan's arrangement, the three of them bought several sets of clothes, all of which were made of high-quality fabrics and fashionable styles. She had a good eye and the clothes fit the three of them perfectly after they tried them on.
The final bill was two gold coins and more than a dozen silver coins. Chu Xiaomu smacked his lips, thinking that just for a few pieces of clothing, an ordinary soldier in Bicheng would have to spend two or three years to earn enough money to buy them.
Jinglan paid the money readily. She was the daughter of a military officer in Bicheng. Although she could not compare with the wealthy merchants, she was still considered a wealthy family in Bicheng. So she did not mind buying a few sets of clothes that were not particularly valuable.
Chu Xiaomu asked Liu Zang to choose two sets of clothes by himself. Liu Zang was not polite and just picked two very ordinary clothes to buy.
Xiaoying was like a butterfly that had flown into a bush of flowers. She was so happy that she almost flew up. She tried on things left and right in the clothing store, tasted food at the snack stall, and chose in the jewelry store... It was a pity that there was no rouge and powder shop here, which made her a little dissatisfied.
It was almost noon, and Liu Zang found a clean restaurant and said, "The copper pot venison in Jinyang City is the most famous. I wonder if you three have eaten it."
Xiaoying curled her lips and said, "Of course I have, but it's so fishy and woody, it tastes terrible!"
Liu Zang said, "Then you must have been cheated by the store. You are eating old venison. The real copper pot venison must be made from fawns under two years old. The taste is so good... I just don't know if this store has it..."